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CLUB legend Bobby Despotovski has been appointed head coach of Perth Glory Women. Despotovski played 241 games for the club and remains its all-time leading scorer over a 10-year career: he was one of the most successful strikers in the now-defunct Australian National Soccer League. He managed Inglewood United in 2007 and was recently head…
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Tongue twisters SOME recently published references to English language have suggested that it employs more obscenities than we find in any other tongue. This is probably true enough, excepting that so many of our obsesnities either emerged from other languages or “proper” words in old history. Certainly, the use of obscenities is widespread in today’s…
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CHANCES are you’ve seen Daek William’s art: his metres-high murals boldly emblazon buildings around Perth. The 31-year old admits to having committed graffiti in his misbegotten youth, “but I was more into murals, so I didn’t have that bad-boy attitude… I wasn’t very good at it”. For 10 weeks William’s locked the door of his…
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HEADING for a pre-theatre Chinese meal, I thought “hello, hello, a new eatery” as Pleased to Meet You greeted me. This is Clint Nolan’s (La Cholita and Who’s Your Mumma?) latest venture, a self-styled “mess hall” offering small plates of things to share and an awesome selection of things to drink. The food provides a…
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DOING your homework is the key to making the right choices when purchasing an “off the plan” apartment, says Duomark business development manager James Cheah. “You really have to do your research on where the market is,” he tells the Voice—repeatedly. Calculating square metres using an “architectural area” can create the illusion of larger spaces,…
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A LABOR and Green leaning chunk of Mt Lawley will be pulled out of the Perth electorate and shipped over to the northern neighbouring district, making it harder for the Labor party to retake their traditional urban seat at the next election. The electoral commission’s proposal (supported by a Liberal party submission) means Liberal MP Eleni…
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GREEN thumb volunteers are needed to help plant 7000 native plants to transform Britannia Reserve. As part of Planet Ark’s national tree day on Sunday, Vincent city council’s going ahead with “eco-zoning” the reserve by replacing its water-guzzling grass with native plants that need less water, fertiliser and labour. The plan’s been around since 2011…
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MAYLANDS residents will likely lose their latest battle with Bayswater city council over plans to improve safety on Seventh Avenue. The Seventh Avenue Street Alliance, which in March lost a bid to close the road to traffic, is now asking the council for a roundabout at the Coode Street intersection. Alliance spokesperson Gail Cameron says…
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THE organisers of the Leederville Farmers’ Markets may have to pay rent of nearly $20,000 a year to use the Frame Court car park Market owner Paul Ashbolt petitioned Vincent council to move the markets to Frame Court from a nearby spot. He’s hoping the new site with trees, a grassed area and playground will…
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